Day Peaks Area Veins

The Day Peaks Area Veins is a molybdenum mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,049 feet.

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About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Day Peaks Area Veins

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation: 4,049 Feet (1,234 Meters)

Primary Mineral: Molybdenum

Lat, Long: 33.42389, -110.89722

Satelite image of the Day Peaks Area Veins

Day Peaks Area Veins MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Day Peaks Area Veins

Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Tungsten

Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Miami-Inspiration District

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal

Holdings

Workings

Ownership

Production

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Orebody

Structure

Type: L
Description: E Trending Nearly Vertical Fault

Alterations

Rocks

Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Materials

Ore: Scheelite

Ore: Molybdenite

Ore: Wulfenite

Gangue: Quartz

Gangue: Limonite

Comments

Comment Type: Commodity	Comment: STOLTZITE WITH 9% M002
Comment Type: Deposit	Comment: MOSTLY COVERED BY DIABASE TALUS
Comment Type: Deposit	Comment: THIS REPORT WAS TAKEN FROM RECORD M030554 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENU M FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment Type: Workings	Comment: ADIT ABOUT 100 FT LONG
Comment Type: Location	Comment: UNSURVEYED

References

Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: PETERSON, 1962, USGS PP 342
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: DALE, 1961, USBM IC 8078
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: FAICK & HILDEBRAND, 1958, AM. MIN. V. 43, P. 156-159
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: ABM FILE DATA